Matthew Randell

Interactive heritage industry project precedents, 2024

October 18, 2024October 18, 2024

The following examples represent fantastic international examples of interactive digital environments, as at 2024. The purpose of this page is to provide inspiration for further possibilities for New Zealand organisations and scenarios that might benefit from services such as those outlined. 1. Cyark, Fujairah Cyark is a well known interactive heritage environment production organisation. With […]

2025 technology requirements for the AEC industry

September 29, 2024September 30, 2024

In this post, I am looking for honest thoughts on the current state of AEC design tech, at the risk of sounding naïve. With the progressive movement of European governments toward openBIM mandates, Millennials and GZs (an ever-increasing demographic amongst operators and the client base) expecting high fidelity visualisation experiences as default. With (let us […]

Advanced measurement and data processing using Moasure One and Two

September 22, 2024October 8, 2024

Moasure is a site measurement technology company, new to the design and construction industry. It offers a state of the art accelerometer based measurement toolkit, differentiated from establised survey technology such as theodolites, transits or laser scanners, many of which are expensive investments and often require more than one operator on site as well as […]

Reverse Engineering

August 6, 2022October 8, 2024

The following post explains the significant steps taken in a typical small to medium reverse engineering project, using a hundred-year old door locking mechanism as a subject. This post will be divided into 5 steps. First, a video explanation of the tools and process that the studio features. Studio layout and technology required The requirements […]

Photogrammetry guide

September 11, 2021October 8, 2024

In this post, I explain my findings of how to maximise geometric fidelity of models through predefined camera settings and best practice site behaviours. It is designed to summarise the required behaviours and technical considerations to achieve great photogrammetry results. Focus is placed on architectural and engineering use cases: Spaces, surfaces and datum features. What […]